Contact Pat P on WhatsApp +1 346 758 7223
She specializes in working with professionals. She will not be teaching you the language of teenagers. She will help you sound as educated as you are.
Having studied ten languages besides English, she understands what learning another language involves.
Having worked at an executive level abroad, she has experienced immersion in another culture.
With a passion for grammar and language arts, she will guide you to a polished level of English, even without focusing on rules.
She is patient and kind and has an irrepressible sense of humor.
Passions: classical music, art, theater, wine, cooking, travel, history, genealogy, web programming - all of which add to the vocabulary and jargon she can help with.
From the very first (1978!), I loved teaching English to people who had come to live in America, whether temporarily or for good. To see my adult students grow in confidence and start to feel at home was very rewarding. In New York, I taught many college students and business professionals who would only be spending one to four years in the U.S., as well as immigrants who'd had to make their way from possibly illegal entries to the working world: some of the most privileged, and some of the least. It seemed an honor to get to work with each student I had. Everyone has a fascinating story. And everyone is happier with a boost in confidence and skills. That is what drew me time and again to return to teaching: the satisfaction of seeing someone become ever more assured and skillful, enjoying life all the more for the new competencies acquired. I like to support positive attitudes, hope, generosity, and joy in life. My students always touched my heart and enriched my life, so that I naturally hoped to bring some benefit to theirs. After my years in the Virginia countryside, away from the wonderful international environment of NYC, I'm thrilled to realize that teaching online can let me once again work with students from all over the world. Can't wait to meet you!